Maryland ABA

By Sarah Haney McDevitt

The Maryland Association for Behavior Analysis (MABA) held its 26th Annual Meeting on November 30- December 1, 2023. Our conference is devoted to the dissemination of behavior analysis, both basic and applied, to our members from the Mid-Atlantic area. This year we were able to hold an exclusively in-person event! We were fortunate to have fantastic attendance. We welcomed workshops presented by Florence DiGennaro Reed (The University of Kansas) and Kathryn Peterson (Rutgers University). Our conference included presentations from Yulema Cruz (Rutgers University), Einar Ingvarsson (University of Virginia), Daniel Conine (Georgia State University), Tara Fahmie (Monroe Meyer Institute), and David Cox (Caldwell University). We had an expo and poster session for sponsors and poster presentations. Poster presenters included staff and students from organizations such as UMBC, Kennedy Krieger Institute, and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. We would like to thank our sponsors for continuing to support the efforts of MABA.

At the conclusion of the conference, Aila Dommestrup (Kennedy Krieger Institute) stepped down as president, Michelle Frank Crawford (Kennedy Krieger Institute) assumed the office of President, and Jessica Becraft (Kennedy Krieger Institute) was elected President-Elect. Carrie Borrero also stepped down as Director of MABA and Samantha Hardesty (Kennedy Krieger Institute) and Sarah Haney McDevitt (Kennedy Krieger Institute) accepted the Co-Director positions. We would like to thank our executive committee for their time and dedication. Plans are currently underway for the 27th Annual Meeting, to be held December 5–6, 2024 in Baltimore, MD. For more information about our upcoming conference, please go to www.mdaba.org.